Hosiery-knitting machine.



E. GODN & G. P. BOSWORTH, 'HOSIERYKNITTING MACHINEl APPLICATION PILED APR. 11, 1914.'

Patented Feb 28, i915.

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HOSIERY KNITTING MACHINE.

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Epecication of 'Letters Patent.

Application lled April 1i, 1914. Serial No. Sama?,

To all whom it may concern: i

'Be it linen/'n that We, FELIX GODIN and Grosse yloswonrn, citizens of the United States, residing at Central Falls, in the countyV of Providence, Rhode lsland, have invented certain new` and useful improvements in Hosiery-Knitting Machines.' oi which the following is a specification.

Heretofore 'it has been customary in mal;- ing the high splice and the double sole, in

order to provide for the reception into the` fabric of the additional' yarn and avoid iii) knitting; too tight at these parts, to. increase the lengtlibf the stitch by drawing more yarn lllfitli'our invention additional loop Ilengths arejnot draven in making the high 'splice and double sole but the loop lengths, as originell;7 drawn, are maintained and are prevented iront being shortened, due to being, E"robbed of yarn by' the adjacent needle ,or needles in these parte of the fabric Where the extra yarn is introduced for making the high splice and double sole. In other Words, in carrying out ourf invention We do not draw longer loops for the high splice and double sole but on the contrary, We draw the saine lengths of loops as in ordinary p\ 1acti'.ce, but We maintain these lengths instead oi" allowing them to be shortened by rendering from one needle to another and thus an additional. yarn maybe'knit in conjunctioi with theflniain yarn, and thisl additional yarn` may be heavier than main yarn iilling up and reinforcing?,- the fabric of the high splice and double sole Whilegthe ankle and instep are knit with a single thread and Without adjustingl the cams to alter the lengths of the stitches at these points. in carrying` out our invention, therefore, We provide as a needle raising cam, `which raises the needles alter they have been retracted b v the usual stitch cam, one of sectional or divided form, one member of this raising cam being lined and this serves to raise the long` butt needles, as in ordinary practice, which knit the ankle and instep. The other section of this divided raising caniis adjustable and Joy `adjnsting it the short bnttvneedles which knit the high splice andthe double sole may to be controlled so that the vlengths of loops drawn by the stitch earn `will be maintained instead of being shortened by action or adjacent needles and 'thus the fabric at these points will be knit oi a predetermined degrec of tightness.

ln. the accompanying drawings Figure l is a plan view oit the cylinder and cani ring foacircular stocliiig; machine, iior instance of the Renner type. lling. 2 is a plan View of a part of Fig'. l vf'th, the long and short butt lneedles indicated diagrannnatic( ily. is an end view looking from the left ci Fig. l of so much ci the machine as is necessary to an understandingn ot our invention.. 3a isa detail seJ ional vi vf. -i is a dcveloped vien7 ot the canr ring with the ed just-able part of the divided needle raisingx cam in normal position for making the leg. Fig'. 5 is a view like Fig. 4livith the adjust'- able part oitlie divifled raising cani in po sition for making; the nigh splice and double sole.

One of the stitch earns shown at l, this beine: the cam which is operative dnringf round knitting. The other stitch cani 2f is operative together with the cani l (hiringl reciprocating lmittting, as is usual in the Banner type ot' machine, and the usual guard cani is shown at The narrowing picks 3" and the wiflening nicks 3 mais7 be substantially the saine as in ordinzirv practice. The needles dering round and round knitting move in the direction oi? the arrow in Figs. l. and i and advanced to take yarn bjv 'ine' over the cam 2 and are retracted b v the cli cani l, alter which they are raised to ,ie normal plane or 'the lifting: cam mining a part of tl'xe cani rino; This liltiugram formed in tivo sections, 'as above described, i'.

i section (i being adjustable and this adjustment, in the example of our invention illustrated, takes place circuniterentially' ci the machine. The other section, 'e'. c. the outer one, is

lll/hen the inner adjustable section .6 is in the normal. position shown in Figs. i, 2 and 4 with its inclined edge in the saine lclone with the inclined edge of the iixed outer section l, these ctions will raise all the .needles immediately thelgy have cast their stitches, as will be seen 'from the dotted line a'--:r".fr, indicating a part of the knitting Elli till' lli? lil@

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Vheee lor the aiilzle or iiisl'ep. After Jthe high Splice ie kiiil; the shifting ofiiii section 6 ifi sliileil biieli iigiiiii 'to noiizial position 'tliieiigh he eiliiiiieeiions` described when the i; lever l? rises onto the high par@ marked o ioi" hi heel, and following this the Cem lever "-.i'ill fell iiiio the low pai-.t of lilie Cani 'lll :incl lille shifting needle zum Section (l will be adjusted inte the i'eliitioii of Fig. 5 liiiittiiig with the iiiaiii and reinforcing yal-iis fis above described.

lil/Te have shown ii, @ein 22 for iiiiiliiiig ii r seein in the iiibi'io along tlg?, high 'sigb iiiiii, foot, this ciiiii eopersii'iiiig with lim loog latch needles, not showii, which 'e eituiizefl et difiiiietiieiilly ogposite peints ir; the iieeille circle ziiirl which are leiig bii her-illes. This emu ie raised diii'iiig the knit siii of the leg eo phat both long latch il e :iler i'ecirxiviiig the yarn and casting' elif will he raised by this eem high enough 'te Filzi lie "che new loop fall below 'the latch ii" when it balies yarn again and reiziete loop will be enst olf and as this happens e on bolli, long latch needles plain fabric will be ioriiieflthroughout the eii'iire oirele of needles. lf, howeveru the lenig latch neerlles lot elevated te iiisilie the loop get beek lhe long hitch they will form ii tuch h, iii the ordinary Weyl, nml iis their eiileli appearing oii the simi@ melee al; oppo- .eii ,e ile ol2 the iniibe will give the lippen mice olf ii sseiiiii.' lii this operation, therefore, the eiiiii is lie-,lil Clown, :for o'iie reif'eliitioii of the jj iler lo get We stitches eii eiioii loiigg ,i needle andl :it the next revolution the ""'cheeiii'e east offy thus 'forming the iii i sliieh.

iiloi' holding' the cam up oliiriiig the huil..-

ij ol' the leg` no iiiiilie plain fabric. e liiili 0*) liiiii ileiieribeel ehe roller 29 is helii. up ae oii firm S fiile; ige rho Shelli; ef he is/iii lever Q'Ll, is also lielol up oui o the pm'il'i of elim blocks oi' segments 25., lo mi the geef wheel whieh is correspondingly iiiiirlreil iii `the Hemphill peteriii. lllhei'i, however, the reinforcing )7am ie 'thrown iiile woigli the needle eiiiii Seeliioii rhife Lo the posiioii showt/i iii l" liv .Eon oif lie low' pf. i the eziiifi eoi'i" beiiezizh the eem lever :it the seme i 23 :rises aiifl .releases elle lever it thereto by :i piii aiii'l eloJ 3i roller oii the erm 30 eeiiiie lever will fell iiio the jV f monts er bleeli'e Till ou the the veiailly zirlliiieiiile loog lain @ein .222 will be alternately raised 'and low-u eifecl during the huilt-ing; of lzli'e high epilee iiiirl loot am?. the iiioek seein will be foriijiefl by 'the long liilch iieedlee The needle obl iiiclei' maires loiii.' turns to one revo oiioii e" the gear wheel and. ilieiei" blocks or segiiieiitf 25, used oii .lie

gear n*ith corresponding number of; spaces belzweerii rllii-iee bloefe and. Spezies eil/:li oe eiipy aijgpi'oxiiiietely one lfeiii'tli revolution of the gear. "l'lieiefoi'e, While one pattern ich' or 2G isiezissiiig the relier, of elle the iieeflle Cylinder will rotaie eiiee i ite loiig latch needles will be l'eii: loims )fell below ii'lieii blies-e heeb the epa-fles betr-.Ye`

Y i x o, Lil :ire peeiiiiigg libe roller Ahe i heini will iiialqe fiv rev0lii-- 'bien :ii'ifl fi new lef-icl ol yfiiii but the long latch iiei'ifllee will iio' iiclvsiiieeil. bj;

the esii'ii F22 beciiiise this is how rleii'ii iiliifl ooiiseiiuoiitly the elfl loops will be helcl on the latches, together iviizhllie new loops mil 'when these are @est oil' ioggellier the mieli Stitch will be fo fined. le will be seeii tlierelfore filial, the cem 22 is coiiii'irollefl bv the emile leiser li' ibm; eoii'zrois alle f needle enfin Sofri/imi il eiiil 'from this eoirirel ai ii'ol by glie en 'lle ivlieeh lihis if@ iii 'the liiili' 23 i Q-illao be worked by C spi-ino; 'when bhe liiilf i5 raiso'l ai the time the ezii'ii lever faille iiige oiie oli' epilees of jalie oom wheel.

lille Claim fie our iiii'ei'itiei:

l.: l'if'zi circular Seeliiiiii; liiilflziiig machine, long butt needles occupying; one half olf ehe needle eirele Sheri@ buil iieei'llee occupying the olli Yi liiil' o" i needle circle ooposie `the first halfa :iv eem ioi 'reirzieizi iieecllif so fli'ziw i: Aicl iiiii l; leepsf incl ii.. iieealie eiiiii if illii meine for adiueiiig; Seil com te line pome of raising Short bull; iieerllee iii relation ilo o: the tivo anni short butt nedes and an outer part for mfiing; lang but neerles, anfadvmcingam for imag lach needles having long butts, means o 'asing 'and lowering said advancing;

@am including a 00m/rolling level" zum. @am

for placing the same in or out of opera-tion l'elatlv'e 30 the mm1 progectlols of the rotary @2u-Fler, sustantmly described.

tures in presence ai: two Witnesses.

FELX GODIN. GEURGE P. BGSWRTH.

Witjnsses:

' EDITH M BROMJLJJY7 JOHN LAWSON. 

